Ice climber dies after 40-metre fall in Norway
An ice climber plunged 40 metres to his death while attempting to scale the Rjukanfissen waterfall in Norway’s southern Telemark region. A group of to...
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Iceland FA re-elects Thorsteinsson for fifth term
The Football Association of Iceland (KSI) has re-elected Geir Thorsteinsson as its president after the success of the island nation’s football team in...
Game of Thrones’ ‘The Mountain’ becomes World’s Strongest Viking
Game of Thrones star Hafthor ‘Thor’ Bjornsson is officially the World’s Strongest Viking after smashing a weight-lifting record that has stood for a t...
Ex-British soldier aims to be first amputee to scale Greenland’s ice cap unsupported
A former British soldier is heading to Greenland in a bid to become the first ever amputee to cross the ice cap unsupported. Welshman Peter Bowker, wh...
Wozniacki upset at Liverpool’s Gerard exit
Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki has spoken of her sorrow about Steven Gerrard’s announcement that he will quit Liverpool at the end of the seaso...
Iceland grab draw in Canada friendly
A penalty kick by Holmbert Fridjonsson secured a 1-1 draw for Iceland against Canada in a friendly on Monday.
Norwegian starlet Odegaard set to snub English pair in favour of Madrid
Norway’s 15-year-old wonderkid Martin Odegaard looks set to turn his back on the English Premiership in favour of a move to Spanish giants Real Madrid...
Sweden’s ski season kicks off
Many skiing and snowboarding enthusiasts in Sweden have taken to the slopes for the first time this season, as snow covers mountains in the west and s...